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Whether your inner workings are more factory floor than dance floor doesn't really matter. Because in the end you are more than just a metaphor. . Swipe through another thought-provoking Body Squabble from resident artist Rob Bidder. . See all our comics in one place at http://bit.ly/bodysquabbles . . . #WellcomeCollection #histmed #history #museum #health #medicine #medicalhistory #historyofmedicine #bodysquabbles #cartoon #comic #webcomic #illustration #art #body #metaphor #cells

This charming series of images are by Eadward Muybridge, who was renowned for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion. Here is a collotype series of a deer buck running. You can find other works like this by Muybridge by searching our image database: www.wellcomecollection.org/works. There are even running humans in this collection, but be warned as they're definitely NSFW 🍑🍌🍒 . #running #movement #runner #animals #deer #ohdeer #deerstagram #photography #muybridge #deers #motion #artcollection #wellcomelibrary #librariesofinstagram

It was an entire building that somehow helped to heal the tuberculosis patients it was designed for. Swipe to discover the beautifully functionalist architecture of Alvar Aalto’s Paimio Sanatorium in Finland. . Part of our #LivingWithBuildings exhibition. . Read: Exploring Alvar Aalto’s Paimio Sanatorium at wellcomecollection.org/stories . . . #WellcomeCollection#LivingwithBuildings #architecture #environment #buildings #design #minimalism #funtionalism #tuberculosis #mentalhealth #alvaraalto #Paimo #Finland #exhibition #cities #London #histmed #history #museum #health #medicine #medicalhistory #historyofmedicine

This small and inconspicuous, but very well-used, instructional pamphlet is fascinatingly radical on the inside. 'Every woman's book; or, What is Love?' is a pro-sex tract from 1828. It's contents cover topics like why unmarried women should have sex without guilt, 19th century contraception methods, how most female illnesses can be cured by sex, and how there might be fewer unhappy marriages if people were allowed to give into their passions 💘👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩💃💏🎢🔥📈. #wellcomelibrary ref: 61224/P. Happy Monday everyone! . #book #books #19thcentury #sex #safesex #women #represent #womenshealth #reproductiverights #love #desire #passion #fetish #sexualdesire

If anyone's out and about braving the brisk winter bite in London today, why not pop over to Crystal Palace to visit the "real" Jurassic Park 💚💚💚. The Crystal Palace was originally built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was disassembled at the end of the Exhibition and, against both local and national resistance, was re-erected in Sydenham three years later in an enlarged form. On 30th November 1936, the building caught fire and was entirely consumed. However, the prehistoric creatures survived. These giant dinosaurs made out of iron were designed by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, and can still be seen today in what is now Crystal Palace Park. #london #londonhistory #crystalpalace #sydenham #greatexhibition #victoriana #history #dinosaurs #dino #jurassicpark #jurassic #creatures #no #caturday #today #outandabout #comeplay #roar #wellcomelibrary #librariesofinstagram

Tattoos seem somewhat ubiquitous now, but in 1903 Tatler reported with astonishment that the 'fashionable craze' of tattooing had spread to women. They reported that 'Ladies who like to keep pace with the times may be adorned with the illustrations of motor cars' and that one remarkable woman had a tattoo of cupid in a pewter container entitled "Love gone to pot". Would you get a tattoo to commemorate a breakup or as a fashion statement? . Swipe through another thought-provoking Body Squabble from resident artist Rob Bidder. . See all our comics in one place at http://bit.ly/bodysquabbles . . . #WellcomeCollection #histmed #history #museum #health #medicine #medicalhistory #historyofmedicine #bodysquabbles #cartoon #comic #webcomic #illustration #art #tattoos #bodyart #ink #tattooing

These artwork by Stephen Magrath (2013) explores neurone development and connections using beautiful, bright blue fluid ink drawings. 🔹🔹🔹It shows 3 neurones at different stages of brain development. The ink medium is perfect for representing the axons (branch-like projections) growing out from the cell body. This piece, along with some others, were produced by Magrath in collaboration with brain researchers at the Department of Pharmacy and Phamacology, University of Bath. #blue #science #art #brain #neuroscience #sciart #ink #illustration #scientificillustration #art #artists #💙#communication #librariesofinstagram #wellcomelibrary

A folk medicine method to prevent against fits involved wearing a bag around the neck containing a live toad. This dried frog was probably more practical - it was kept in its silk bag and carried as a charm to protect the wearer. It originally came from Devon before being bought by Edward Lovett, who was a banker by day and collector of amulets by night. . Discover more of our collections online at https://wellcomecollection.org/works . Credit: Wellcome Collection/ Science Museum . . . #WellcomeCollection #Histmed #medicine #historyofmedicine #health #museum #museumobject #history #luckycharm #charm #frog #folkmedicine #amulet #toad #superstition #Devon

😱😱 This scene is a good example of the Medieval fascination with suffering. There are a number of medieval drawings of torture, dismemberment, especially in religious works. This example comes from Wellcome Apocalypse, a 15th century manuscript that includes the Book of Revelations. According to Revelations, the Antichrist will come to convince humanity to follow Satan and his evil minions. Those who follow the Antichrist will receive the mark of the beast (666). Those who refuse to follow the Antichrist will be killed. The Bible doesn't go into details about people being sawn in half - the medieval monks who made this book seemingly came up with it on their own 😈✝🌍💥. For more images of Revelations, a digital version of this book is available via our library catalogue (#wellcomelibrary ref: MS.49). #medieval #manuscript #illumination #revelations #bible #antichrist #666 #satan #😈 #ouch #pain #suffering #wounds #apocalypse #theend #Christianity #rarebooks #librariesofinstagram

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